Re: Initial Contact
On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:28:13 +1000 (EST)
Matthew Palmer <mjp16@ieee.uow.edu.au> wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, Fielder George Dowding wrote:
>
> > Greetings. I am interested in becoming a member of the Debian
> > Distribution by adopting the Defoma package as the maintainer.
> >
> > I have spent several days reading the documents on
> > www.debian.org/devel/ as well as /join/ but it appears to me to
> > be a"Catch 22" condition. Therefore, I am making this initial
> > contact.
> >
> > Please request a sponsor contact me.
>
> Do you have anything which you've actually done already to the
> package? Bugs fixed, features added, etc, which you can show to a
> potential sponsor? The way sponsorship usually works is you say
> "here is my package, can someone upload it for me?". Someone with
> an interest in seeing that package in the archive will upload it
> for you. From there you might always go to that person for
> sponsorship.
>
> If you have updates to defoma, please, share with us the fruits of
> your labours. Give a URL (or at least offer to e-mail to
> interested parties). If you haven't done any changes yet, your
> chances of finding someone who will say "yes, I'll sponsor you"
> now are slim (although, for an infrastructure package like defoma,
> you might).
>
> And if you aren't already subscribed to d-mentors for discussion
> purposes, I suggest you do so. It'll be an educational
> experience.
>
>
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> Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence
> http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16
>
Thank you Matthew for your prompt and courteous reply.
I will sign up for the d-mentors list. I will lurk until I
understand what my next step is.
Cheerio! fgd.
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Fielder George Dowding, Chief Iceworm
dba Iceworm Enterprises, Anchorage, Alaska
Since 1976 - Over 25 Years of Service.
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